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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-11-03

Wisconsin Man" Talk about drv
spell, / tell you Wisconsin takes the
cake this year"
Omaha Man" Pretty bad, oh ~
used to be deep enough TO Goat the
Great Eastern"
81 didn't know that"
Why, you couldn't touch bottom no.
where. Well, short time ago went to
look for that river, and all / could see
was lot of fish in . moist place switch
ing their tails around"
=" Humphl What were they switching
their tails for"
ITO keep the flies of" ."-0maAa World
-Dumley Sunday evening)-Hello,
Featheriy, which wayf
Featherly Gin aste)-don't detain me
old man; Pm going to church, and it's
nearly O'Clock now.
Dumley tastouished) d)-Wha-a-sti You
going to churchf What do you expect
to do therea a
Fe.therly-Help pretty little 1s-year-
old girl hold up hymn book Ta-ta,
Dumley.-LW
=" Prisoner, did you kill this boy :"
II did your honor: ! cut his throat.
He shot me in the ear with rubber sling.
and" The prisoner is discharged. and
the sheriff will give him back 6is knife
and tell tho janitor to sharpen It for him. {"
-Brookly~ Eagk.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-11-03

Last spring the Treasury Department
began the construction of huge vault
for the storage of silver dollars. There
is now a vault of considerable size in the
basement of the Treasury building, but
as long ago as December last its capacity
became practically exhausted. Hundreds
of visitors GO down on the elevators daily
to gaze in open-eyed wonderment at the
cords Of "cart wheels" piled up in
mathematically even rows. This vault is
small compared with the one now being
constructed. The new one will be com
pleted early in November and will hold
by careful storage los, 100000 silver
dollars. Large as is this sum, it is stat
ed at the Treasury that there is nearly
enough silver now seeking storage to fill
up the new vault. It 10 in the court
between the four walls of the Treasury
building. 1t is 80 feet long, 81 feet wide,
about Is feet deep, and rises few feet only
above ground. The outside walls and
the floor are made Of concrete. 1t has
air chambers all about, and an arched roof
covered with brick. Of course there are
no windows or other means for obtaining
light, and the air chambers are depended
"" W. N0SP 'n0 Pi"oo uiy' AucIc 10 Ouit
one entrance to the vault, this being .
small door in the southeast corner. There
are nine compartments, separated by iron
lattice work partitions, riveted together
with thousands of iron bolts. Between
the compartmets are arranged straight,
narrow aisles, with small doors opening
into the different sections. The necessary
gas light will be stationed in these alsles.
When the silver dollars are in the vault
the pressure is all upon the floor, as the
bags are so piled as not to lean against
the partitions. The greatest skill is re-
quired in pilling the bags, as the least un-
eveness might result in upsetting the
whole pile, aud perhaps causing them to
fall outward upon the visitors or employ
ees. The cost of the vault will be about
$4,000. 1t was at first thought advisa-
bic to have the walls double lined with
steel. This would have increased the ex-
pense to more than $1OO,O 900, so it was
decided to use walls of concrete.-N. Y.
Sun.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-11-03

When MIR. Montgomery came home the
other night he found Mrs. Montgomery
weeping. Great, salty tears chased one
another down her fair cheek.
What is the matter, dear ?" be asked.
as he placed new Glove in his mouth and
prepared to kiss her.
"Oh, everything is the matter" she
sobbed as she placed one arm about his
neck and laid her head down on his shoul-
der. "I want to die.'
"Oh no you don't, DEAR" he remon-
strated. "Tell me what Is the matter.
Now do"
"Fergy," she questioned, "do you love
me as much as you did when you married
me?''
"Why, of course do. What put such
question in your head 2"
Are you sure that you dor"
"What do you mean, Ellen 2 You know
that l love you as much as ever did, and
more if anything"
"Don't be silly, Fergy. How am to
know it The minister was here to-day
and said that q loving husband was con-
tinually showing his devotion for his wife.
de always brought her everything that
she wanted, and did everything that she
asked him to do"
Eyes. What are you driving ut %
"I panied me when heard that, and
| have been crying all day"
Have been unkind to You ?'
"No-o o, but the minister went from
here over to that hateful Mrs. Browns.
and | just know that he said the same
thing to her."
Well, what Of it?"
"Nothing, only Mrs. Brown is going
to have new sealskin cloak, and she
will 60 around and tell what the miristsr
said. Then she will tell how much her
husband loves her and hint that you aAd
are going to separate"
MIR. Montgomery ordered the new cloak
the next morning, and incidentally put
ont story about the minister having lost
great many friends, and that be had bet
ter look for different feld.-Ainneepo-
lis Journal
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-11-03
Wrecked Near RenSac0la.


The three-masted Am schooner Sarah f. Bird,
Capt P. A. Grande, of Rockland, Me-, from Gal.
weston TO Pensacola in ballast, was driven
ashore, last Wednesday, about ten miles west oi
Pensacola Bar, near Perdido Bay. and is said to
be q total wreck, though the crew are all safe
The Captain came up last Thursday evening and
made his wreck report at the Custom House. and
yesterday chartered the Bessie NJ to go down and
bring off the crew and their effects
The Captain of the wrecked schooner, with
Capt. j. NJ Kryger, of the Board of Pilot Com
missioners, Collector Of Customs Moreno, Capt.
Ferguson Capt. Corner and Others, went on the
steamer Bessie NJ, to the wreck yesterday after
noon.
Captains Kryger, Ferguson and Wilson made
. survey and condemned the vessel as a hopeless
wreck; she lies with her stern near the waters
edge, buried deeply in the sand, while her bow
lies out in the water with her hull filed The
crew and such OF the cabin furniture and effects
OF the crew as could be easily removed were
brought TO the city.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-11-03
LAND HUNTING IN ARKA NAAS.

A man stopped near Patterson's Bayou
and thus addressed an old fellow who
stood with his arms resting on a fence !:
do you live here 2" he asked.
Don't see me dying here, do you ="
Ah, you are sportive. l have heard
of this neighborhood, and have the
names of several people. Where is J. B.
Muckle %
Dead"
"Ah?"
"Ah, hail."
"What was the matter with him ?"
"Sick"
"What sort of sickness ?"
"Swamp fever"
Let me see," consulting a scrap of
paper, where is Tom W. Buck ?''
dead"
"What did he die of ?"
"Swamp fever"
"Humph. Where can find Sim BLY, ?"
"In the graveyard"
"Swamp tever?"
"Yes."
"Do you know anything about Calvin
Hunter?"
Yes, laid him out.
"Swamp fever"
"My friend, have come into this
neighborhood to buy land"
The native, smiling welcome, replied:
"We've got the finest county on earth,
podner, right here. I've got geo acres
that I'll let you have"
"How does it lie?"
"Fust rate
"How's the water p
"Best in the world"
"Land rich?'
"Cream couldn't hold lightning bug
TO it."
"How is this neighborhood in the way of
health?"
"Sweet as pre-inest You ever saw"
"No chills ?''
"Not one."
"Fever of any kind"
"Not a fever"
"What about those fellows that died ?''
Hah-oh, them fellers. Why, you
see, they-they-w'y, they oughter died"
"Thst's all right, but l don't believe
want any land round here"
"You don't Wy, deuce take your
ugly hide, wy didn't you tell me at fust
that you thought o. buyin' land an l
wouldn't a-said nothin' about them fel.
lers dyin'. Blast your hide! You 60
around the country takin' advantage O.
fellers this way. You don't know how
to treat q gentleman. Move on, now, or
I'll hurt you. Come cheatin' me out of
= sale. Move on, tell you" ."-Arkansas
Irdveler.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-11-03

ApANcnlc0lk 1imes-I
Mr. John NJ Cook, the engineer in charge of
the railroad grade is making new accessions to
his force every day and expects TO have al least
300 men employed in q very few days.
The military company has been named the
Clark Rifles in honor of 90 N. T." Clark.
They held their first drill Tuesday night" an
awkward squad" But our sister city on the bay
will have to look out for her boys or the Clarks
Will gel away with them at the first prize drill.
The engineer corps will transfer their camp to
point ON the line distant about five miles.
The boom is on and just as soon as the new
mill starts there are parties here that intend put
ting up a number of houses that are very much
needed. Lots are being sold every day. and the
most favored portion lies on the bluff near the
coast on the railroad line
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-11-03
SHE CAUGHT ONE.

"Papa, how do they catch monkeys ?"
inquired Willie, who had been to the
menagerie. :,
"TRe best way nowadays, | think, is
by means of double-barrelled hustle and
triple-sized cart-wheel hat and a fancy
parssol." ,.
"Yes," remarked Willie's mother
musingly, 81 use to be very much addict
ed to those little foibles before We were
married" - Washington Critic.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-11-03

Quincy Heraldl
Purchases are continuing at good pnces
Under which king" Tobacco or cottoni
The weather has been excellent this week for
handling tobacco
Tobacco boxes are as familiar to the eve on
the streets as bales of cotton.
Buying of lands has been going on briskly, in
\ quiet way, during the past week.
Many old tobacco growers who did not take q
hand this year will plant largely another year.
Don't forget. farmers, that poor article of to-
baccs we'll handled will bring better price than
fine article poorly handled.
We estimate the crop Of this year at about 80,
600 pounds. 1t is not much less, and may be sew
eral thousand pounds more
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-11-03
Thomas w. Keens and

Thomas w. Keens and his company
recently played "Julius Cesar" in ordt
nary business suits to highly delighted
audience at Macon, Ga, the baggage OF
the company having failed 70 arrive.
When Cassius, clad in the classical raj
meut of drummer, stabbed Cesar with
. butcher-knifs, borrowed from :hs hotel.
the audiences shouted until tears fell like
rain. So
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-11-03
Ons Fact

Ia worth a column of rhetoric, said an American
statesmau. Its fact, established by the testi-
roonv Of thousands Of people, that Hoods 6arsa-
r.riil. does cure scrofhls, salt rheum, and other
Mse.ses OF affections arising from impure STATE
~ lsv condition OF the blood. Nslso ovescomes
th.t tired feeling, creates good appetite. and
gives strength 70 every part OF the aysssm. Try
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-11-03

An sisss-whits sr oo,ofsd-prinssds n sosd
ssyla dasaPM FLeauGAx 0sysn.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-11-03
Memories Sacru~

n,
at the laying of the cornerstone of the Lee
Monument at Richmond on the 9Th ult. Tn,
author had just finished his work when, on th
10Th OF Sep 'ember, he died suddenly Of hear
disease. Governor Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia
representing the Monument Committee, selected
William Gordon McCabe, of Petersburg, tn
HE long friend of the dead poet, to deliver tn
poem on the occasion of the monument ceremo
nniesl
Ask me, if SO you please, to paint
StormWinds upon the sea;
Tell me to weigh great Cheops--
get volcanic forces free;
But bid me not, my Countrymen,
10 picture Robert Lee
As Saul, bound for Damascus fair,
Was struck blind by sudden light,
80 my eyes are panied and dazzled
ny radiance pure and white,
Shot back by the FURNISHED armor
Of that glory-belted Knight
His was all the Nsrman's polish
And soericty of grace;
All the Geths majestic figure
All the Romans noble face;
And he stood the tall exemplar
OF grand historic race.
Baronial were his acres where
Potomac's waters run;
High his lineage, and his blazon
Was by cunning heralds done;
But better still, he might have said
OF his :" works " he was the "eon"
Truth walked beside him always
From bis cuidhoods early years.
Honor follow ed as his shadow,
Nalor lightened all bis cares;
And he rode7-that grand Virgnian-
Last of all the Cavaliers!
AS a soldier We all knew him
Great in action aud repose,
Saw how his genius kindled
And his IN ghly spirit rose
Wheu the four quarters of the globe
EncOInpsssed him with foes.
But be and his grew braver
A the danger grew more rite,
Avariciouo they Of gl,ry
But most pTodgal Of life,
And the Army OF Virginia"
Was the Atlas of the strife
As his troubles gathered round him.
Thick waves that beat the ehore
ArKA CURA rode behind him
Fatniue'a shadow filled his door;
SUI he wrought deeds no mortal man
Had ever wrought before.
But there came greater glory
To tha; man supremely great
When his just sword be laid aside
In peace to serve his State,)
For in his classic solitude
He rose up and mastered Fate.
He irumphed and he did not die!-
No funeral bells toed-
Blu; on that day in Lexington
Fame came herself to hold
His strrup while he mounted
To ride down the streets of gold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-21
After AndersOn,s Millions.

bAtNhiEh sEEhs TO bhEAk WILL.
The New York Tribune, October 20 says: Mrs
Laura b. Appleton, daughter OF John Anderson,
has begun suit In partition In the Supreme Court
against her brother, John Chas. Anderson to
whom the bulk OF her fathers estate was be-
queathed, making all others holding real estate
that was the property OF the testator at the time
VI MS death parties defendant. She claims one
nIth interest In her fathers estate on the same
grounds upon which her niece, Mrs. Mary Maud
Watson, obtained judgment In her favor In her
electment suit against Messrs. Phyfe and Camp
oen. The complaint In Mrs. Appleton's action,
whch was nled IN the county clerks ONCE yester-
DAY, alleges that the execution OF the will was
Drought about by fraud and undue influence. and
that the mlllionalre tobacconist was OF unsOund
nina she demands Judgment that she is entitled
70 an undyided one-fth part OF all the real estate
lett oy John Anderson; that an accounting be
, ; " an persons holding any OF this real es-
tate; that the bequest TO John Chas Anderson be
declared void; and that one-fifth OF the rents OF
,ne pfoperly rom me time OF her fathers death
De ad}Idsed 10 belong TO her. II the property
cannot De partttoned she asks that IL be sold and
the proceeds divided In such a way that One-fifth
OF IL may be paid TO her. and that a receiver be
appointed In the complaint II Is stated that MrS
Mary MAUD watson received $685. 900 In settle
ment OF her claim, although In the release gwen
by Ars- Watson the amount was stated at $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-21
The Burnside will Case.
SUIT TO TEST THE LEGALITY OF CERTAIN OF THE GEN
ERALS TRANSACTIONS

SUIT TO TEST THE LEGALITY OF CERTAIN OF THE GEN.
ERALS TRANSACTIONS.
What Is commonly known as the Burnside will
case, suit involving the late generals financial
transactions executor Of his wtfe's estate came
up in the Supreme Court OF Rhode Island at Proy,-
dence Monday. The Rhode Island Hospital Trust
Company, as executor, appears as plaintiff with
Howard Manchester, administrator. defendant.
Mrs. Mary X. Burnside died In 1879 leaving a will
by which she gave 10 her husband, Gen. Burnside
all her personal property, which, after his death,
was 10 go 10 her mother for her life and then 10
four charitable societies and Others
Although by the terms OF the will Gen. Burnside
had power 10 sell any OF the property and use the
proceeds, u has been decided BY the court in an
otner case that he had no power TO pledge It. He
was the executor OF the viii, and filed an inven-
returned subsequently he flied an account, stat
ing That he mad taken all the personal properJy
Tor life. lie died IN september 1881 and IL was as
certained that he had pledged the bonds to several
parties as security Tor moneys lent him by them.
Among these lenders Were the Farmers Loan ana
Trust Company or New York and Win III. Osborn.
vino paid the balance OF the value OF twenty five
bonds over and above the amount OF their loans.
viz, about $1,000, 10 the defendant who Is the ad-
inlnlstrator OL the estate OF Gen. Burnside.
The plalntln, as the executor of Mrs Burnside
has sued 10 recover the sum so paid, In Ignorance
OF the TACT that her husband had no power 10
pledge the bonds. The defendant SAYS that there
was no Pnyity between the parties and that II the
money mas Deen paid by mistake the Farmers
Loan ana lTrust Company and Osborn are alone
entitled TO sue for II, and not the plaintiff He
Iurtner denies that the bonds were pledged and
CHAINS tnat they were actually sold by Gen Burn.
slde, a. ne had right 10 do and that the money
pild 70 the defendant was a gift from the pur.
Chi-erS, VINO were deslrous OF helping him, and
siNlns I'm the advantage resulting from rise IL
The value OF the bonds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-21
Disassrous Mining Speculation.
COLLAPSE OF SOME ENTERPRISES IN THE GOGIBIC
RANGE-wORKMEN IDLE AND DESTITUTE.

Disastrous Mining Speculation.
COLLAPSE OF SOME ENTERPRISES IN THE GOGRBIC
RANGE-wORKMEN IDLE AND DESTITUTE.
dispatch to the Chicago E0ening Journal from
Milwaukee says: 1.-THE announcement every few
days Of some mining enterprise In the Gogebic
iron region calls attention to the fact that things
are in fearful condition on the range Last year
about 100 companies were organized with q total
mines on the Gogebic range There are about ten
good mines on this particular range that have
iron In paying quantities. Several Of them are
notably large producers OF the hematite ore. The
other ninety organizations or "mines" were many
OF them started solely for the purpose OF selling
out the stock In the excitement. A good many
others had good intentions, and spent vast
sums OF money trying TO ind ore. The per
cent that succeeded has been very small. The
result has been that all OF the wildcat concerns
have collapsed In the last six months, and some OF
the mines that have good prospects have been car
red down with the worthless ones, Stock that
sold for s. and So share last spring Is now daily
offered for 20 and 25 cents share with, In most
cases, no takers To make matters worse, the real
mines That have shipped ore TO market are unable
In most cases TO collect the money due them, ow-
ing 10 the strikes OF miners in the coal and coke
regions With the exception OF a half dozen OF
the biggest mines, all others have been compelled
Hundreds OF other miners were thrown out or work
by the collapse OF the wildcat concerns and still
more have truck from time to time for back pay
and are now Idle. An army Of men Is idle and win
ter is at hand. Hundreds Of thousands OF dollars
were invested by Milwaukee and Wisconsin people
they are printed In this city, capitalists clerks,
working people and women and children even were
Induced 10 invest In these stocks, and many hard
ships among the poor have been caused.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-21
How the snow Sheds are Built.

From the Truckee (Nev.) Republican.
Snow sheds to cover the railway track have
been built at points on the Central Pacific
road where 1t crosses the Sierra AS the trains
bound East leave Emigrant Gap they run
through one continuous shed for IS miles. The
purpose OF the sheds is to prevent the track being
buried under falling and drifting snow. They
secure this end, but are themselves the occasion
OF great Inconvenience, such as the noise the
loss OF view, and the combining of the smoke TO
the train. There is nothing peculiar In the con-
struction Of these sheds, which have to support
only the burden OF the snow. But on the line of
the Canadian Pacific where the road crosses the
Rocky Mountains, sheds OF q different cOnstruc-
ton are needed. Before the road was completed
observations In the mountains showed that
avalancheS must be provided against.
single avalanche covered the track for q
distance OF 1900 feet and to the
depth of so feet. The results Of these observa-
lions was that the company built ~ miles OF
snow sheds at an enormous expense. The sheds
are constructed a. follows: On the high side OF the
mountain slope crib nlled with stones 10 con-
structed. Along the entire length OF the shed
and on the opposite side OF the track q
timber trestle Is erected; strong timber
beams are laid from the top OF the crib
work 70 the top Of the trestle feet apart, and at
an angle representing the slope Of the mountain
as nearly as possible These are covered over with
4tnch plankfng and the beams are prnced on either
SIDE from the trestle and from the CRIB. The GOV.
erfng Is placed ut such height % TO give ~ feet
Roadway from the under side Of the beam 70 the
center OF the track The longest Of these sheds Il
400 feet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-21

CHASING MONSTER NoosnL-1he sportsmen Of
the kangely Lake region In Maine, Are chasing the
largest moose ever seen In the State It Is sup.
posed that 1t Is In hiding near Lake Cupsuptic.
IL Is said that the animal Is 20 hands high An old
lake, having become eAtangled - twas croGstng
the lake. The trapper and his boys blazed away
succeeded In extricating himself and, Ike race
horse, ned into the wiida At ali the hotels u the
sporting region the beast - the chief subject Of
the talk. Several New Workers there, hoping 70
get crack q II have joined the chase
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-21
Attacked i'm the Dark.
81. LOUIS SERVANT GIRL TERRIBLY BEATEN AN
CUT WHILE IN BED.


CUT WHILE IN BED.
St. Louis special, october 10. says Mary Silligo.
q German servant In the family OF August Eberin-
ger, was awakened about O'Clock this morning by
man climbing in the kitchen window OF her en-
ployer's residence Her room opens on the
kitchen. Before she could make any outcry the
fellow bounded across the kitchen and struck
her terrible blow with club The
bedclOthes partly broke the force of the blow, and
she was not stunned. She screamed and grasped
him by the coat. He struck her again, breaking
the stick. Then he drew a Ratchet from under his
coat and hacked her with 1t. II was dark, and she
could only see that her asSailant wore q mask
made or a pocket handkerchief. She tried TO eS-
cape, but he struck her with the Ratchet several
times. While this struggle was going ON Mrs.
EOeringer.who was sleeping across the hail. hear
the noise, opened a window and screamed long
and loud Eberinger keeps q dairy, and he and
his men were working some distance from the
house preparing for their morning distribution Of
milk. They ran toward the mouse. The would be
murderer heard them and escaped.
The girl was found to have received several fear
full wounds, but she may recover. To the police
she said she was sure Henry Wemken, who had
been driver for the dairy, but who had been dis
charged was the man who assaulted her, though
she could give no reason why ne should dQ1t.
Wemken was arrested at his home, where he was
found In bed at O'Clock this morning. His hands
were bloody, and there was no blood on his CLOTH
ing.